My grandfather used to shave with a straight razor. The leather strop did double duty as a means of punishment. Good times.

I asked my barber once if he shaved with a straight razor. He said, "No f*cking way. One slip, you open up your neck and it's all over." Didn't make me feel real comfortable about him shaving me, but he does a great job and I haven't bled to death in his chair. Yet.

I own about a dozen pre-1820 "wedge" straight razors and about the same amount of mid-1800s "meat chopper" straight razors. I've shaved with both types, but for daily use, I have a Wade & Butcher 8/8 that dates to the late 1800s and a relatively modern Thiers Issard.